verb
ADVERB
▪ decisively , emphatically , firmly , resoundingly , roundly , soundly , strongly , vehemently , vigorously
▪
Voters emphatically ~ed the proposals.
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She firmly ~ed the suggestion that she had lied.
▪ categorically , completely , flatly , unequivocally , utterly
▪ out of hand , outright , summarily
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Don't just ~ their suggestions out of hand.
▪ overwhelmingly
▪ unanimously
▪ narrowly
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Voters narrowly ~ed the plan.
▪ initially
▪ immediately , instantly
▪ quickly
▪ consistently , constantly , repeatedly
▪ eventually , finally , ultimately
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We considered offering him the job, but finally ~ed him.
▪ deliberately
▪ explicitly , expressly , specifically
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The paper expressly ~ed charges that it had invented the story.
▪ formally
▪ publicly
▪ automatically
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The organs are automatically ~ed by the immune system.
▪ rightly
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It was a badly researched product that consumers rightly ~ed.
VERB + REJECT
▪ vote to
▪ be free to , have the right to
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Consumers have the right to ~ faulty goods and demand a refund.
▪ urge sb to
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He urged the committee to ~ the plans.
PREPOSITION
▪ as
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The proposal was ~ed as too costly.
▪ in favour/favor of
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Their design was ~ed in favour/favor of one by a rival company.
PHRASES
▪ ~ sth on … grounds
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The plan was ~ed on economic grounds.
Reject is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ conference , ↑ congress , ↑ court , ↑ judge , ↑ parliament , ↑ tribunal , ↑ union , ↑ voter
Reject is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ accusation , ↑ advice , ↑ allegation , ↑ amendment , ↑ apology , ↑ appeal , ↑ applicant , ↑ application , ↑ argument , ↑ assertion , ↑ authority , ↑ ban , ↑ bid , ↑ bill , ↑ call , ↑ candidate , ↑ charge , ↑ claim , ↑ complaint , ↑ compromise , ↑ constitution , ↑ contention , ↑ creed , ↑ criticism , ↑ deal , ↑ demand , ↑ doctrine , ↑ dogma , ↑ excuse , ↑ hypothesis , ↑ idea , ↑ ideology , ↑ implication , ↑ initiative , ↑ interpretation , ↑ label , ↑ manuscript , ↑ motion , ↑ move , ↑ offer , ↑ overture , ↑ package , ↑ petition , ↑ philosophy , ↑ plan , ↑ plea , ↑ practice , ↑ proposal , ↑ proposition , ↑ reasoning , ↑ recommendation , ↑ religion , ↑ report , ↑ request , ↑ resignation , ↑ resolution , ↑ scheme , ↑ stereotype , ↑ submission , ↑ suggestion , ↑ teaching , ↑ theory , ↑ thesis , ↑ tradition , ↑ transplant , ↑ treaty , ↑ view , ↑ violence